Union garment.



L. W. FARQUHAR.

UNION GARMENT. APPLIOATION FILED 00125, 1912.

COLUMBIA PLANqaRAPI-l Co.. WASHINGTON, n c,

LOUIS W. FABQ'UI-IAR, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

UNION GARMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 13, 1914.

Application filed October 25, 1912. Serial No. 727,764.

To aZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, LOUIS IV. FARQUHAR, acitizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis, in the State ofMissouri, have invented new and useful Improvements in Union Garments,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to garments and more particularly to uniongarments.

One of the principal objects of the invention is to provide a garmenthaving an adjustable crotch piece so arranged that it may be adjusted tofit and conform with the body and whereby it will overlap the adjoiningparts without seams and without uncomfortable folds.

Further objects of this invention will appear as the following specificdescription is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, whichforms a part of this application, and in which Figure 1 is a front view.Fig. 2 is a rear elevation. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the flapdisconnected.

In the specific embodiment of the invention as illustrated herein thegarment consists of a shirt or body portion 1 connected by means of awaist band 2 to the drawers or the leg portion 3 which consists of theseparate legs 4: unconnected and cut away at the crotch as shown at 5.Stitched to the waist band at the rear of the garment is a crotchclosing flap 6 preferably narrowed as shown at 7 intermediate its lengthand having broad buttock and abdominal portions 8 and 9 as indicated.The portion 8 may, if desired, be provided with a plurality of buttonholes 10 adapted to receive buttons 11 carried on the legs at while theabdominal portion of the flap is provided with a plurality of buttonholes 12 adapted to be engaged by buttons 13 carried on the waist band.The button holes 12 are arranged in separate series on opposite sides oflongitudinal slit la and are adapted to adjust the flap to differentfigures by engagement with the buttons 13 on the waist band so that nounnecessary or uncomfortable folds are presented.

The garment, if desired, may be constructed of any suitable material butif constructed of knitted fabric it is preferable that the wales of thegoods run longitudinally of the body and legs and also of the flap whilethe waist band preferably has its wales running at right angles thereto.

It will be, of course, understood that the crotch closing flap may haveparallel side edges instead of being reduced intermediate its length,also that button and button hole connections may be made with the lowerportion of the abdominal portion 9 and the front portion of the leg in asimilar manner to the button holes 10 and the buttons 11, these to be anaddition to the button holes 12 and buttons 13.

What is claimed is 2- A union garment comprising a body portion,separated leg members, a waist band connecting the body portion to theleg members, a flap having a longitudinal slit connected to the waistband to the rear of the garment, said flap having its longitudinal edgesout to form relatively wide buttock and abdominal portions and arelatively narrow intermediate portion, button holes formed on the freeend of the flap, buttons carried by the front portion of the waist bandfor entering said button holes and adapted to adjust the flap, buttonscarried by the leg portions and button holes in the buttock portion ofthe flap for receiving said last named buttons.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LOUIS W. FARQUHAR.

Witnesses J. N. ANDREWS, G. D. Mnnrrir.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. 0.

